Brooks Robinson was an extremely durable player during his 23 big league seasons. The Hall of Fame third baseman was unable to make it to the annual Joe DiMaggio Legends Game as planned, though, because of injuries he sustained during a fall on Friday night. Robinson fell backwards off a stage at a pregame dinner at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., according to Joe Capozzi of The Palm Beach Post. Witnesses say the 74-year-old leaned back in his chair, thinking there was a wall behind a curtain that had been set up behind the stage....

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